Families of Lusikisiki massacre victims want govt to urgently deal with criminals in their community

LUSIKISIKI - The families of the Lusikisiki massacre victims say the government needs to urgently deal with criminals in their community.

Three men have been charged with the mass shooting of the 18 relatives killed at Ngobozana Village in September.

The trio made their first court appearance in the Lusikisiki Magistrates Court on Friday, and the victims’ families weighed in on their arrests.

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There have been various developments in the case of the Lusikisiki massacre this week, from police making more arrests, recovering firearms, and the suspects appearing in court.

On Friday, the court learnt that most of the suspects are not first-time offenders and are parolees.

David King, whose niece was murdered in the mass shooting, had this to say:

“It is clear that our communities are festered with criminals, and I think that government really needs to take the issue of criminals staying with innocent people seriously and find a way to clean up our country.”

Meanwhile, this man, whose wife was also killed in the massacre, believes the police caught the right suspects.

“They didn’t even apply for bail. They clearly know that they did this.”

The matter returns to court in November.